The maiden flight of the NH90 Sea Tiger on 30 November 2023 at Airbus Donauwörth in southern Germany.

NH90 Sea Tiger of Course for Service in 2026

The head of the German Navy Aviation Command witnessed the maiden flight of the NH-90 Sea Tiger in November, a modern anti-submarine capability thet...
RadioFlash-Podcast-18

Radioflash! Episode 18: Chinese Sensing Advances

China’s advancement in sensing technology is moving at pace. A new report examines in detail where the country might be catching up with the...
Dynamic Manta 2025

NATO’s ‘Dynamic Manta’ demonstrates high-end ASW output against existing and emerging underwater threats

NATO’s Mediterranean-focused anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise ‘Dynamic Manta’ got underway in late February. The exercise is aiming to demonstrate capability to deal with a...

March Spectrum SitRep

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. C-GEM Live Firing On 28th January, Rafael Advanced Defence...
HSwMS Halland

Halland returns to the water after upgrade, as next step in boosting RSwN’s submarine...

The Royal Swedish Navy’s (RSwN’s) A19 Gotland-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) HSwMS Halland has been re-launched after completing mid-life upgrade (MLU) work. The work, which was...
IRIS2

Supporting Space Autonomy

16th December 2024 marked an important date in the evolution of European Union satellite communications strategic autonomy. That day, the European Commission, the EU’s...
UK and Saab officials

Saab UK opens new manufacturing facility for enhanced surveillance systems

Saab UK has formally opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Fareham, UK. The facility – which develops, manufactures, and supports high-end surveillance systems,...
Persistent Systems PT5 MPU5

February Radio Roundup

Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. New Persistent Systems 5G and WiFi module  A January...
Laser Weapon System

The Naval Laser Challenge

The Royal Navy, like its US Navy counterpart, views directed energy weapons as the likely answer to many developing manned and unmanned threats. In May...
Visby pic, MARCOM SM

Swedish Navy deploys ship under NATO standing force command for first time as alliance...

The Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) has deployed a ship formally into a NATO task group, and under alliance command, for the first time since...

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